Documentary
Witness.
Document.
Remember.
Our documentary work holds space for the stories that might otherwise go untold — long-form visual essays and films built on trust, presence, and unflinching honesty.
“Documentary photography isn't observation — it's participation. We don't just photograph women's lives; we enter them, earn trust, and create documents that belong as much to the subjects as to the viewer.”
Films & Essays
Photo Essay
Coming Soon2024
She Carries the Market
A 36-image documentary series following six women traders in Aba's Ariaria Market over four months — capturing the weight of commerce, community, and quiet resilience.
Short Documentary
Coming Soon2024
Voices from the Margin
A 22-minute film documenting the daily realities of differently-abled women in Umuahia, directed by HBT and produced in collaboration with community health advocates.
Visual Archive
Coming Soon2023
The Grandmothers Project
Portrait and oral history sessions with elderly women across Abia State — preserving stories of resilience, conflict survival, and cultural guardianship before they are lost.
Photo Essay
Coming Soon2023
After School
Following the journeys of girls navigating the space between formal education and family obligation — documenting ambition, contradiction, and quiet determination.
Train the next generation of documentarians
HerLens Cohort 1 is where we begin — training girls to see, document, and tell the stories their communities need to survive.